Get started with Grok Bot
From install to your first finished task: set up the desktop app, create a Bot with a clear job, and review its work.
This guide takes you from install to your first finished task. You'll set up the desktop app, create a Bot with a clear job, and review its work.
Before you begin
You need an eligible plan: Premium, Super, or Ultra on The X Subscription, for an individual or a team seat. On a legacy Cursor plan, every paid individual plan and Cursor Teams include Grok Bot. You can also link an individual SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy, or X Premium+ subscription, or sign in with a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan. See Grok Bot on The X Subscription and Plans and billing.
Grok Bot needs cloud data storage, so accounts on Privacy Mode (Legacy) are prompted to switch to Privacy Mode before starting.
1. Install the desktop app
Get the installer from the Grok Bot page of the Cursor dashboard: the Download Grok Bot setup row installs the desktop app or copies a link you can share. If you don't have dashboard access, ask your admin for the download link. You can also download the app from x.ai/bot. The app runs on macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows (x64 and Arm64), and Linux (x64 and Arm64) and checks for updates automatically. On a phone, install Grok Bot from the App Store or Google Play; see Use Grok Bot on your phone.
2. Sign in
Choose Sign in on the welcome screen and finish authentication in your browser. Grok Bot uses your Cursor account, and there is no separate Grok Bot login. If your organization uses single sign-on, sign in through your normal company flow; your existing Cursor SSO configuration applies.
If your access comes from a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan, choose Sign in with Grok in the browser and use the Grok account that holds the seat. If your access comes from a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription, link it when the app asks. On iPhone and Android, the access screen offers Link Grok Account and then Finished Linking? Refresh My Status; on desktop, Settings → Usage & Billing offers Get Access with Grok. For sign-in problems, see Sign-in does not complete.
3. Meet your first Bot
After you sign in, click through a short intro. Grok Bot then sets up your first Bot, named Grok Bot, and opens a chat with it.
To add more Bots, choose the + button in the sidebar, then Create a Bot, name the Bot, and choose Create. On a Cursor team, share a Bot to let teammates chat with it, and choose Browse shared Bots under + to find Bots shared with you; see Shared Bots.
Give each Bot one primary job in its first message and ask it to remember how it should work. To rename it, click its name at the top of the chat to open its details. A focused Bot builds more useful context than one catch-all helper. For example:
Example Bot jobYour job is product performance. Investigate product-performance questions with our observability tools. Preserve links and screenshots, separate evidence from hypotheses, and lead with the highest-impact issue. Never change production settings. Remember this for future work.
4. Give it a first task
Type in the composer, or dictate with Start voice input (Cmd/Ctrl+D on desktop; Start dictation on iPhone and Android). You can also choose Start voice chat for a live conversation.
A strong request states the outcome, the sources that matter, the constraints, the deliverable, and where the Bot should stop for you. For a five-minute first result, attach a document and try:
Example first requestSummarize this document in five bullets. List every date, decision, and open question in a separate section, and cite the section for each item. Don't change the source file.
5. Sign in to the tools it needs
When the Bot reaches an app that requires authentication, it uses a login saved in Vault or a connected password manager, or asks you for it with a Secure Form. The Bot never sees the password, and the signed-in session persists on your computer for future tasks. For single sign-on, a passkey, or another step a form can't handle, it hands you the computer: click Open computer, finish that step, and return control. For supported services, you can also connect an app instead.
6. Review the result and make it stick
Ask for revisions, and name lasting preferences explicitly, like a report format you want reused. When the process is stable, save it as a skill or routine.
Before you let a Bot change external systems, read Approvals and Auto Review. It covers approval prompts, the review model behind them, and how to keep credentials out of chat.
Use Grok Bot on your phone
The iPhone app (iOS 18 or later) and the Android app (Android 9 or later) connect to the same Bots, conversations, routines, and cloud computer as desktop. Install Grok Bot from the App Store or Google Play and sign in with the same Cursor account; access from your plan or SuperGrok link carries over without a second purchase. From your phone you can message Bots, watch and take over the computer, approve actions, and pause or resume routines.
Some flows stay on desktop: teaching a workflow by demonstration, testing routines, and updating the computer. See Grok Bot on mobile for setup details and for subscribing from the mobile app if your account doesn't include access.
If something doesn't work
Most setup problems clear after you fully quit and reopen the app. For symptom-by-symptom help with computers, routines, connected apps, and startup, see Troubleshooting, or contact support.
Related pages
- Work with Grok Bot
- Grok Bot use cases
- Deploy Grok Bot to your organization
- Plans and billing
Frequently asked questions
What plan do I need for Grok Bot?
Premium, Super or Ultra on The X Subscription, for an individual or team seat. On a legacy Cursor plan, every paid individual plan and Cursor Teams include it. You can also link a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription, or use a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan.
Is there a separate Grok Bot login?
No. Grok Bot uses your Cursor account. If your organization uses single sign-on, sign in through your normal company flow. A Grok Business seat signs in with Grok in the browser instead.
Can I use Grok Bot on my phone?
Yes. The iPhone app needs iOS 18 or later and the Android app needs Android 9 or later. They connect to the same Bots, conversations, routines and cloud computer as desktop. Teaching a workflow by demonstration, testing routines and updating the computer stay on desktop.